SORROWS "Let Me In" RARE Aussie ASTOR 7", UK R&B freakbeat

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SORROWS “Let Me In” RARE Aussie ASTOR 7”, UK R&B freakbeat

The Sorrows – Let Me In 7” (orig. Australia Astor MONO AP-1290)

Australian Release date: October 1966 (UK Release date: 26 August 1966).  Recording year: 1965.

On offer here is a VERY RARE original Australian issue of the sixth British 7” single by Coventry band THE SORROWS.  The band’s lead singer DON FARDON had some success as a solo performer later on, with “Indian Reservation” being his highest chart entry in 1972.

weblinks:

(1) A to Z of Coventry Bands: The Sorrows - https://sites.google.com/site/bandsfromcoventry/coventry-bands-a-to-z/coventry-bands-s/the-sorrows

(2) Sound clip “Let Me In” – www.youtube.com/watch?v=blAvAFG1P1U

SIDE 1

1.          Let Me In (2:49)                      Writ: Miki Dallon

SIDE 2

2.         How Love Used to Be (3:27)     Writ: Michael Redfern - Richard O’Sullivan

PERSONNEL

     Don Maughn                 lead vocals (changed name to Don Fardon in 1967)

     Philip ‘Pip’ Whitcher     lead guitar

     Wez Price                    rhythm guitar

     Philip Packham             bass guitar

     Bruce Finlay                drums

Recorded at Pye Studios in Marble Arch (London), England—UK.

Produced by John Schroeder.  Engineered by Alan Florence.

GRADING (also refer photos)

Record:              

visual: beautiful glossy sheen—few insignificant hairlines (side 1: EX, side 2: VG++, also one light surface scuff at end) (seen under strong light).

audible: sounds great despite some underlying surface noise (side 1: EX, side 2: VG+).  A HIGHLY ENJOYABLE LISTENING EXPERIENCE!

labels: light spindle wear / two names written in pen—one crossed out, also triangle etched into label (side 2).

sleeve: original “Astor” sleeve.

GRADING DESCRIPTION

COVER

M:      Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-:    Slightly less than MINT.

EX:    Very light wear and/or creasing—defects will be noted.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+:   Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG:     Some ring-wear and other signs of aging are apparent—defects will be noted.

VG-:   Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G:       More obvious ring-wear, seam-splits, stains etc—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the cover is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

RECORD

M:      Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-:    Slightly less than MINT.

EX:    Very light scuffs.  Record played infrequently, with little or no reduction in sound quality.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+:   Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG:     Lightly scuffed/marked record, with acceptable sound quality—defects will be noted.

VG-:   Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G:       More obvious scratches, with some deterioration in sound quality—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the record is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

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